If you decideat a later datethat you no longerwish to receivea copy, please adviseas we only want toinform and not offend.

Thank you.Sherelyn

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AN ARTIST

When you buyfrom an independentartistyou are buyingmore than justa painting or a novelor a song.

A needlework designeris also an artist,therefore you arepurchasingmore thana needlework design.

You are buyinghours and hoursof experimentationand hours of changeswhich often have involvedremoval of stitchesworked and thenreworking themin a different colourand/or changinga stitch positionor choosinganother stitch entirely.

You are buying days,weeksand months of time that has been tingedwith both frustrationand a deep satisfyingpeace and contentment.

You aren’t buyinga thing,you are buying a piece of the artist’s heartand soul,but alsorewarding themfor the gift of peace,pleasure, contentmentand relaxationas you stitch their design.

And- most importantly -you are buying theartist / designermore time to dowhat they love to doand arepassionate about

- that is -design and createbeautifulneedlework piecesfor you to stitch.

The ladies who attendedthese classes were treatedto an unforgettable experience.

Heirlooms Needlework Gallery

At the momentwe are in the processof restoring a120 year old villa.

This lovely old homewe had moved(in 3 pieces)from the city of Hastingson to a neglected apple orchardlocated at Pakowhai -in the country between the citiesof Hastings & Napierin the beautiful Hawkes Bayarea of New Zealand.

We have hada major projecton our handsas we haveendeavouredto restorethe old houseto its former gloryand the orchardinto full productionand landscape the propertywith treesand gardens.Still not completed,but "getting" there.

An additionto the househas begun -this area to bea needlework showroomand product display area,but until thenew buildinghas been completed,theNeedlework Gallery~ Heirlooms ~is situated in oneof the roomsin the house,plus there aremany finishedneedlework pieceson displaythroughout the house.

Visitors are welcometo wanderthrough the houseat their leisure.

Six weeks priorto Christmas,most roomsin the houseare decoratedwith wonderful Christmasproducts to purchaseand with Christmasneedlework piecesto inspire you to stitchsome piecesfor your own homeor to give as a giftto someone special.

If it is possiblefor you to visit,you would bemost welcomeand I wouldbe pleasedto meet youand spendsome time with you.

A friend or twowould also be most welcome.

Gallery Hours:Fridays ~ 10am - 4pm(or By Appointment)

Groupsare speciallycatered forby arrangement.

MorningAfternoonorEvening

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House Restoration

HOUSE PROGRESS

Click on the image of the old house to view progress of the restoration.

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ABOUT ME

SHERELYNI have always loved beautiful delicate things, colour and making things with my hands.To read more ..... scroll further down this page.

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LATEST MYSTERY DESIGN

FAMILY QUAKER SAMPLER

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OTHER DESIGNS

by Barberry Row

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ABOUT ME CONTINUED ...

As a child I began knitting and sewing - just like my mum - and she taught me how to fancy work (embroider designs that had been traced/printed on to linen) and finish the pieces with crochet edgings. By my early teens I had many finished pieces safely stored in my glorybox in preparation for the day whenI would be married and set up a home.I was twenty years of age when I married Keith (after almost 5 years of courtship) and by the age of twenty three we had two lovely children - Melissa & Rodney.

Days were spent ideally taking care of my home and family and knitting and sewing all clothes for myself and the children. However, as the children reached their teenage years, they wanted to wear "designer label" clothes and so my hands once again returned to needlework, mainly counted thread work - cross stitch pieces or pieces incorporating decorative stitches with cross stitch. After 17 years of being a stay-at-home mum,I opened a little shop (naming it Expressions) selling special greeting cards and gifts and after a few months, in a corner of the shop,I set up a needlework area and began teaching classes. I can still vividly remember the dayI read a magazine article on the very first Spirit of Cross Stitch Festival that was to be held in the U.S.A. and saying to my husband, Keith, "I'd love to go to that", and in March 1993 my dream became a reality as I attended the Spirit of Cross Stitch Festival in Winston-Salem,North Carolina.I had the most wonderful experience and met so many amazing teachers, designers and needlewomen.

On returning to New Zealand, and after owning it for 5 years,I sold my shop, as from my overseas experience and from my needlework having become a passion,I knew my life would never be the same. The following yearI attended my first needlework trade show in Charlotte,North Carolina and began importing and selling prestigious needlework supplies and designs from my home and by mail order and supplying exclusive New Zealand needlework retailers.

Since that first tripI have attended needlework trade shows in the States almost every year as a retailer.

Also since that first trip I have been privileged to have attended the Spirit of Cross Stitch Festivals at Des Moines, Iowa and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, also Danish American Days at Lichfield, South Carolina(as the guest ofPat Carson of Designsby Gloria & Pat, Inc.) and spent time there with Ginnie & Ken Thompson and their daughter,Meg Shinall. Jyette Harbesgaard was the tutor at Danish American Days and since that time, she and her husband have become really special friends. We had a very special time together one Easter weekend when Jytte & Neils were here in New Zealand a few of years ago.

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My Dream

Latterly my needleworkpassion has been touchedby the desireto design and publishneedlework designsby myself and othergifted New Zealandneedlewomen.

The beginningsof this dreamwas realisedwith the establishmentof Barberry Row.

In 2013, in additionto attendingthe needleworktrade showas a retailer,I attendedas a designerselling my ownneedlework designsto retailers in the States.